SAN SEBASTIáN. Real Sociedad had a surprising win over Granada with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by M. Oyarzabal (36′) and a goal from R. (74′). Real Sociedad took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Reale Arena stadium in San Sebastián on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Javier Alberola Rojas with the assistance of Teodoro Sobrino Magán and Iván Hernández Ramos. The 4th official was Fernando Bueno Prieto. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.8 degrees Celsius or 64.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Real Sociedad was in firm control of the ball 57% while Granada was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Sociedad was putting more pressure with 65 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Sociedad won the match​.

Real Sociedad shot 19 times, 9 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Granada shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Real Sociedad didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Granada received 2 yellow cards (S. Escudero and M. Uzuni).

Standings

After playing this match, Real Sociedad will have 38 points to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Granada will stay with 24 points to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Sociedad will play away against Athletic Club on the 20th of February with a 11-9 head to head stats in favor of Real Sociedad (9 draws).

Granada will host Villarreal on the 19th of February with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of Villarreal (5 draws).

Real Sociedad – Formation

Real Sociedad started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea decided to play with the following team: Álex Remiro (7.0), Andoni Gorosabel (7.0), Aritz Elustondo (7.3), Robin Le Normand (7.2), Aihen Muñoz (7.2), Martín Zubimendi (7.2), Mikel Merino (6.1), Adnan Januzaj (7.3), David Silva (7.4), Mikel Oyarzabal (8.5) and Alexander Isak (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Rafinha Alcântara (7.3), Alexander Sørloth (6.3), Diego Rico, Jon Pacheco Dozagarat (6.6), Ander Guevara, Asier Illarramendi, Joseba Zaldúa (6.2), Näis Djouahra, Mathew Ryan, Jon Guridi and Portu (6.3).

Real Sociedad could not rely on the presence of J. Pacheco (injured).

Substitutions

Real Sociedad made 5 changes: D. Silva for Rafinha (68′), A. Januzaj for Portu (68′), A. Isak for A. Sorloth (83′), A. Munoz for J. Pacheco (83′) and M. Oyarzabal for J. Zaldua (84′).

Best player: Mikel Oyarzabal​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Sociedad was Mikel Oyarzabal.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 20 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.

Granada – Formation

Granada started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Robert Moreno played with: Luis Maximiano (6.8), Quini (6.7), Domingos Duarte (6.3), Raul Torrente Navarro (7.0), Sergio Escudero (6.4), Alex Collado (7.0), Maxime Gonalons (6.8), Luis Milla (7.2), Myrto Uzuni (6.4), Matías Arezo (6.4) and Luis Javier Suárez (6.8).

They had on the bench: Ruben Rochina (6.6), Alberto Soro, Jorge Molina (6.7), Pepe Sánchez, Yan Eteki, Njegoš Petrović (6.4), Antonio Puertas (6.6), Ángel Montoro (6.3), Víctor Díaz and Aarón Escandell.

Substitutions

Granada made 5 changes: M. Uzuni for A. Puertas (63′), L. Milla for N. Petrovic (63′), M. Gonalons for A. Montoro (72′), A. Collado for R. Rochina (72′) and M. Arezo for J. Molina (72′).

Best player: Luis Milla​

The most impressive player for Granada was Luis Milla.

His rating is (7.2) with 31 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​

• Deportivo Alavés – Valencia – 2-1
• Espanyol – FC Barcelona – 2-2
• Levante – Real Betis – 2-4
• Real Sociedad – Granada – 2-0